Dante's Abyss -- Spectator Thread

[The Future Warrior]

For what felt like a long time, she didn't move from her position, just staring at the place where the old sage had landed when he toppled over. Only when the glimmering white of the isolation verse had completely fallen away did she finally snap herself out of it. The weapon in her hand dropped, clattering to the ground and disappearing back into a wash of golden mist. She trudged forward, retrieving the items of the fallen sage. She picked up the capsule for the main quest item and turned away.

All five of them were tossed down, activated. The components that were revealed were not...all that familiar to her. Computer stuff, of some sort, she knew. Thankfully there were instructions, and she was able to manage, piecing it together with only moderate difficulty. When all was said and done, it was...a small computer, sporting only two buttons, green and red. "Let everyone go...or kill everyone..." she mumbled. It wasn't even a choice. Without even hesitating, she pressed the green button. And it ended.

Much like the others she'd seen, when they got whisked away and teleported to the Colosseum or just like the sage had been minutes ago, she vanished.

And she came to again, in an unfamiliar location. The old, battered mask and glittering hairpiece were gone, but she didn't really miss them. Slowly she sat up, clambering back out and up to freedom. She stretched lightly, before letting out a long, deep sigh. "I guess that's it, then...it's over. Hopefully not many other people died." She tugged at her scarf, adjusting how it fell about her neck, noticing the lack of the collar for the contest, and shrugged with a weary, resigned smile. Probably not all that likely, really...given the type of game, it was more likely the fights still going on had wrapped up however they were going to before letting the participants just get whisked back to safety. "Guess it's time to go, then."

That was when she finally looked around, getting her bearings. The great sleeping oaf, snoring away in the middle of the room, immediately drew her attention. Warily she approached, crouching down next to him. "....her, you okay?" She lightly prodded him in the cheek. Several times. No response, though. Just more snoring, sleeping like a huge, bearded, deathmatch-surviving baby. Well, that should be fine. She stood back up and turned away. "I really gotta get going, though. Lost track of time around here." She squeezed one hand into a fist. "And I gotta be there for when Zedd gets back. He's probably not gonna be happy."

But...she didn't go anywhere just yet. She wandered off to lean against a wall, sliding down into a sitting posture. "But I guess...I can wait here. See who else made it out alive before I go." She nodded slowly, before bringing a hand up and tapping at her scouter, pulling up the dataverse and tuning in to watch the final events of Dante's Abyss while she'd been dealing with the old man unfold.

Not heading out yet. Waiting for the conclusion, and watching everyone else's fights and such.